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SUPINE [3 records]

Record 1 1996-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
DEF

marked by supination.

OBS

supination: a rotation of the hand and radius around the ulna so that the palm is turned up [or] a corresponding movement of the foot and leg.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
OBS

supination : Mouvement de rotation de l'avant-bras qui amène la paume de la main en avant et le pouce en dehors. [...] Contraire : pronation.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Physiotherapy
DEF

lying on the back or with face upward.

CONT

Erect and supine abdominal films showed no evidence of intestinal obstruction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Physiothérapie
CONT

Des radiographies abdominales en position assise et couchée ne révéleront aucun signe d'obstruction intestinale.

Key term(s)
  • en décubitus dorsal

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
DEF

Said of a flower turned upside down (twisted 180° from the normal orientation).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Floriculture
OBS

Tourné sens dessus dessous, en parlant d'une fleur.

Spanish

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